Additional Information: My wife and I are getting divorced. She took out a loan so she could go back to school at URI. She said she would use the degree to get a job, but she hasn’t finished the program so technically the “community” hasn’t benefited from her going to school. Will I be liable…
Additional Information: My husband married me for my family’s money. We’ve been married for 5 years, have 3 kids and a house worth $2.5 M in East Greenwich. He took care of all the finances and I just found out that he has depleted our bank accounts. He came into the marriage with next to…
Additional Information: My wife and I have been married for 21 years. We were high school sweethearts in Cranston, RI. Throughout our marriage, I supported her and the kids and she’s always been a stay at home mom. We are now going through a divorce and she just received an inheritance of over $200,000. Am…
Additional Information: Can the provisions of a divorce be changed after finalization? I don’t think we considered all of the children’s expenses when we were getting divorced. Now that the divorce is finalized and we’re settled into our new apartment in Providence, I don’t have enough money to do the things I want to do…
Additional Information: I have been separated (not legally) from my husband for over a year and half. I live in Barrington and he lives in Bristol. We are both on good terms and share custody of our 2 children. He currently pays for daycare for our son and I’d like to ask him to help…
ATTORNEY ANSWER: Your IRA probably can not be garnished. Most tax qualified retirement assets are protected from Judgments and garnishments. An order for child support would fall under this rule. You should be ok.
Additional Information: Do a husband and wife both have to be present to file a joint petition for an uncontested divorce in Rhode Island? Do we have to go together or can we go separately? ATTORNEY ANSWER: You may go separately but there are legal requirements that must be met if you go alone.
Additional Information: I separated from my husband in 2008 & moved to Providence, RI from NY. How can I get divorce if we have no contact? We did not have any children from marriage but I do have a ten year old from a previous marriage. We parted on bad terms and I have no…
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I am separated from my husband and we are behind on our mortgage for the house in Warwick RI. We are currently 3 months behind on our mortgage payments and have been separated for 6 months. My husband is refusing to cash in $70K in stock to help pay the monthly mortgage.…
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I left my husband in 1997 and we have been separated since. Do I still have to file for divorce or after so many years? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Yes, you absolutely need to file for divorce. Only a governmental entity like the State Government can actually grant a divorce. While you may be…
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